The smell. The noise. The steam. I'm a child again waiting at Birmingham's Snow Hill for a steam train to take me on an excursion. Happy memories. I saw The Rocket at London's Science Museum before it was moved. I was totally in awe, and touched it as if it was a holy relic! It took the rest of the day before I calmed down...even now, years later, I still get excited by the memory! I guess I'm more of a nerd than I admit.
Wonderful to see how far the Heritage Railway movement has come since those early pioneering days in late 1960's - and 4472 / 60103 back in full steam again in 2021!!
Of course, British Railways back then, banned steam engines running on their mainlines in 1968 until it was lifted in 1971, when King George V, because the first steam locomotive to run on British Railways once again. Of course, Flying Scotsman was the only steam locomotive to run on the network until she left for America in 1969.
It’s interesting to see Pendennis Castle 10 years before being sold to our Australian Iron Ore mega mining company , Hammersley iron in 1977 being shipped to Australia via Sydney on the East coast before being sent to the West coast in Northern Western Australia and was used on The company’s standard gauge tracks on special occasions by employees before the company sold it back to the UK in 2000 for the Didcot railroad? as they thought this was the right thing to do because of its heritage and importance, so the loco has certainly had a unique travelling experience in its time!
it looks like March East Junction where the 'scotsman is being watered .There certainly were playing fields there and a similar footbridge in the late 60s!
I DO like trains, especially steam trains but I have never ever wanted to drive one. Frankly, sitting at the leading end of something that heavy travelling that fast with that much momentum with no way to swerve or stop is the stuff of nightmares as far as I'm concerned!
I’ve never understood the appeal of those old tanks, I remember steam trains in service in the early 60’s somewhere in the UK, unsure where, might have been in 1962 when my late mother was expecting, couldn’t stand that chocking cloud of smoke, electric and diesel trains were much nicer and cleaner to travel in.
weather you like it or not- electric locos and trains revolutionized our railway network !! steam was and still is expensive ,dirty and VERY inefficient - thats why BR got rid !!
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What a fabulous cab ride sequence at the start. Threading between two DMUs made you hold your breath for a moment
So much respect for all the volunteers who kept and still keep the preservation of heritage railways and engines going. People power.
The smell. The noise. The steam. I'm a child again waiting at Birmingham's Snow Hill for a steam train to take me on an excursion. Happy memories.
I saw The Rocket at London's Science Museum before it was moved. I was totally in awe, and touched it as if it was a holy relic! It took the rest of the day before I calmed down...even now, years later, I still get excited by the memory!
I guess I'm more of a nerd than I admit.
3:15 This Famous Steam Locomotive Mallard Is Now Part Of The National Railway Museum In York In Yorkshire. Thanks Mate. X
Wonderful to see how far the Heritage Railway movement has come since those early pioneering days in late 1960's - and 4472 / 60103 back in full steam again in 2021!!
Absolutely brilliant 👍🏻 How wrong was they with saying no more steam specials lol 😆
Of course, British Railways back then, banned steam engines running on their mainlines in 1968 until it was lifted in 1971, when King George V, because the first steam locomotive to run on British Railways once again.
Of course, Flying Scotsman was the only steam locomotive to run on the network until she left for America in 1969.
Yet here we are 55 years later and she’s still in service!
The sad days of 1968 loads of locos waiting for the torch.
It’s interesting to see Pendennis Castle 10 years before being sold to our Australian Iron Ore mega mining company , Hammersley iron in 1977 being shipped to Australia via Sydney on the East coast before being sent to the West coast in Northern Western Australia and was used on The company’s standard gauge tracks on special occasions by employees before the company sold it back to the UK in 2000 for the Didcot railroad? as they thought this was the right thing to do because of its heritage and importance, so the loco has certainly had a unique travelling experience in its time!
Thanks for posting, what wonderful upload.
There's a cheerful note to end on, thanks British Rail!
Boy am I glad for the day someone invented steady-cam rigs.
it looks like March East Junction where the 'scotsman is being watered .There certainly were playing fields there and a similar footbridge in the late 60s!
I DO like trains, especially steam trains but I have never ever wanted to drive one.
Frankly, sitting at the leading end of something that heavy travelling that fast with that much momentum with no way to swerve or stop is the stuff of nightmares as far as I'm concerned!
Peter Rayner fireman? There was a Peter 'Licker' Rayner at Cambridge depot on the diesels in the 80s !! I wonder if it is the same person?
When you look back we really have fucked up our railways and this country haven't we!
It's still going, lasted longer than those cassette tapes in the video
and cost millions more to run and maintain ,than a cassette player ever did
British Transport Police is a interesting and useful service for Trains.
King George V at Dawlish there 0:20, easily recognisable by the bell
What I love about these is the patronising tone of the voiceover. Particularly prize example of the patronizing chuckle at3:58
And no doubt we all wanted to know what Mrs Ewell's ihusband does. (2:15). It's the only thing we're told about her.
The Keighley and North Valley Railway?????????
3:18 imagine opening a museum on a Sunday. Whatever next?
Think the transport museum in Clapham is now a Sainsburys!
You have no idea how much that saddens me... :(
what did they just used to light the fire in the firebox? it did not look a oily rag it looked more like a fire lighter made from compressed wood?
Fecking steam trains everywhere now 🤣
Fast fwrd many years......?....ohh look at that! The flying scotsmen ,still plying her trade😆
I’ve never understood the appeal of those old tanks, I remember steam trains in service in the early 60’s somewhere in the UK, unsure where, might have been in 1962 when my late mother was expecting, couldn’t stand that chocking cloud of smoke, electric and diesel trains were much nicer and cleaner to travel in.
To think she was nearly scrapped. She was brought for £3500 in the end.
no damn wires. what railways should look like
weather you like it or not- electric locos and trains revolutionized our railway network !! steam was and still is expensive ,dirty and VERY inefficient - thats why BR got rid !!
6:37 Richard Stilgoe?
12" to the foot scale.
"up to £5"??? now that does show you it was a long time ago lol.
Sports jackets :)
Alabord. Alabord.
does any one watching this know what half a 100 weight is exactly?
yes, 66 lbs, a hundredweight being 112 lbs
Or 56 lbs
so the big engines used half a ton of steam coal every mile?
Bag of cement used to weigh a hundredweight 20 bags = 1 ton I should know my back is knackered after lifting so many of them
@@eliotreader8220 no, 56lbs ( half a hundredweight). An Imperial Ton is 20 hundreweight.
Bring Back Coal#....
The railways have advanced too far since then
I have proof my identity was used in the UK without my knowledge & still today no clarity except from what I’m Gathering.I was born in 1968.
I personally don’t know anything about Locomotives.
Major Marketing Software Enterprise Fraud. Very dangerous one too💔
Huh?